I'm tearing it down !
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maxheadroom
Clownfish Farmer
remember, in this hobby only BAD things happen fast. 
Hamiltonguy, I use an Aqua C Remora in my 20 gallon, and a Remora Pro in my 80 gallon. If you're planning to upgrade soon, and you've decided to go with Aqua C, I suggest buying the Remora Pro. As far as I know, a couple of months of skimming overkill won't damage your 20 gallon, and when you move up, you won't have to buy another skimmer.
hamiltonguy
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I will be getting about 10-15 zebra snails later today, have 4 already. And yeah you're right it definitely is a losing battle fighting it on your own.
As for the skimmer, I've got my eyes set on an Octopus DNW-110 Recirc skimmer for the 75g upgrade. Just a couple more months of hard maintenance isn't all bad.
As for the skimmer, I've got my eyes set on an Octopus DNW-110 Recirc skimmer for the 75g upgrade. Just a couple more months of hard maintenance isn't all bad.
L98-Z
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My tank went through something similar to this when I first started it. Now you can hardly find a trace of the same algae. It's only on the powerheads and can easily be suctioned off. It just started dying off one day.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14602996#post14602996 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hamiltonguy
Take a look at my 20g. If you're saying you have a jungle of algae in your tank then mine must be the Amazon Rainforest of algae. Like you, I'm only home 2 days a week because I go away for university and for the past month I have been SWAMPED with midterms, labs, assignments, etc. And in about 2.5wks I have finals coming up again. But every weekend that I come back, I do my water change, make sure all my livestock is healthy. As for the algae, it's ugly as all hell but I KNOW it will go away. I finally have this weekend free with no university work and so I'm gonna spend a few hours on it picking away every little bit of algae. It just takes time man, keep at it and your tank WILL look good.
seapug
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Ronny, are you seriously going to give up because of the algae shown in the two pictures above? That's nothing! My tanks have gone through long stretches where they've looked much worse than that and I still have spots where algae tends to grow. Get a scrubber pad and go to town on the back wall and take a toothbrush to that tiny spot on the rock.
Remember, it's more about management than total elimination. Having some algae is a normal, healthy part of a reef tank.
Remember, it's more about management than total elimination. Having some algae is a normal, healthy part of a reef tank.
hamiltonguy
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Hehe, I just showed the powerheads but it's acutally all over most of the rocks and just a small patch on the sand that I can just pick off . Hoping to get everything settled this weekend.
. Hoping to get everything settled this weekend.
hamiltonguy
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A sea hare is possibly the ugliest creature you can get for a reef tank but GHA is like their heroine and they munch on that stuff like no tomorrow.
If you're having trouble keeping snails alive, you might not want to risk a sea hare right now. A sea hare is a type of sea slug. They're not as pretty as most of the nudibranchs, but some people find them helpful. Other people emphasize keeping the sources of nitrate under control so algae doesn't grow, rather than throwing animals in the tank to eat the algae.
FlamesFan
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I can't remember a person who has started more threads like this. Obviously you lack the skills or knowledge or patience or comprehension or all of the above to succeed in this hobby. Without the want to learn it sounds like you should just shut it down instead of causing more harm to the living creatures in your tank.
It's the honest truth. I've read hundreds of posts of people trying to help you, all of which has obviously fallen of deaf ears. It's useless helping someone who cares not to be helped.
It's the honest truth. I've read hundreds of posts of people trying to help you, all of which has obviously fallen of deaf ears. It's useless helping someone who cares not to be helped.
stricknine
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+ 1 flames fan.
This is a positive place for reefers to help each other out, not a ***** session about your problems. If it was easy and brain dead than everyone would have a reef in the living room. I have seen a lot of your threads, always whining about a problem, yet not acknowledging the answers given to you.
Save the reef, and honor your constant posts of giving up.
This is a positive place for reefers to help each other out, not a ***** session about your problems. If it was easy and brain dead than everyone would have a reef in the living room. I have seen a lot of your threads, always whining about a problem, yet not acknowledging the answers given to you.
Save the reef, and honor your constant posts of giving up.
Oh lighten up guys. This place wouldn't be the same without Ronny. Everyday when I log in I checkout the current Ronny thread just to remind myself that I'm not the only one out there thats been driven to near insanity by some tank problem or another. Come on, at somepoint most of us have really thought about just taping one of the cute coral reef backdrops to the front glass and calling it good 
As for your tank Ronny,...its not that bad. For the longest time I had a turbo snail with more hair algea on its shell than you got on your rock. My wife named him Bob Marley cause she thought it looked like dreadloks. Keep working at it and you'll get rid of it. Untill then, all you can do is just take the advice and the ribbings, ...or give up and admit that one of the simplest forms of life on our planet kicked your butt.
As for your tank Ronny,...its not that bad. For the longest time I had a turbo snail with more hair algea on its shell than you got on your rock. My wife named him Bob Marley cause she thought it looked like dreadloks. Keep working at it and you'll get rid of it. Untill then, all you can do is just take the advice and the ribbings, ...or give up and admit that one of the simplest forms of life on our planet kicked your butt.
yeah people "newbies" do need help on here and I am ok with that but I have put alot of time and investment into understanding a reef and how it all works. So to me yes help out a fellow reefer with things but don't hold his hand the whole time or he will never learn. This website is for people who are commited to keeping reefs and saving reefs not to help someone who is gone 5 days outta the week and can't figure out why his tank is not mainting a "picture perfect" look! Tell ya what take a year or 2 off do some research spend more then just a couple hundred dollars, If stuff still isnt working then come back and start BI#@hin and whining. sorry just hate how people think that they can just go to the lfs and buy everthing today and have a "cool reef" today......
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